AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING SUNDAY SALES OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR AND CEREAL MALT BEVERAGE IN THE ORIGINAL PACKAGE WITHIN THE CITY OF GOODLAND, KANSAS, AND AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF GOODLAND, KANSAS – CHAPTER III BEVERAGES.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF GOODLAND, KANSAS:

WHEREAS, House Bill 2137 was enacted by the Kansas Legislature and signed by the Governor on May 19, 2021, wherein the Legislature amended K.S.A. 41-712 and K.S.A. 41- 2704 to provide for the sale of packaged alcoholic liquor and cereal malt beverages on Sundays no earlier than 9:00 a.m. and to allow the sale of packaged alcoholic liquor and cereal malt beverage on Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day;

WHEREAS, the City deems it appropriate in light of HB 2137 that the City’s Code provisions related to alcoholic liquor and cereal malt beverage be amended as provided in this Ordinance;

SECTION 1. Chapter 3 Beverages, Article 2 Cereal Malt Beverages, Section 3-212 Business         Regulations, Subsection (3), is hereby repealed in its entirety and replaced with:

(3) Except as provided by subsection (4) below, no cereal malt beverage may be sold or dispensed between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m., or consumed between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m., except in a place of business which is licensed to sell cereal malt beverages for consumption on the premises, which derives not less than 30 percent of its gross receipts from the sale of food for consumption on the licensed premises. Closing hours for clubs shall conform to K.S.A. 41-2614 and any amendments thereto.

SECTION 2. Chapter 3 Beverages, Article 3 Alcoholic Liquor, Section 3-305 Sale at retail; forbidden on certain days; hours of sale, exception, is hereby repealed in its entirety and replaced with:

3-305 Sale at retail; forbidden on certain days; hours of sale, exception. No person shall sell at retail any alcoholic liquor:

(1) On Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving Day, or Christmas Day; or

(2) Before 9:00 a.m. or after 11:00 p.m. on any day when the sale is permitted, except as provided in subsection (3),

(3) Before 9:00 a.m. or after 8:00 p.m. on any Sunday except the days identified in subsection (1).  

SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in the Goodland Star News.

SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect 61 days after final publication, unless a sufficient petition for a referendum is filed, requiring a referendum to be held on the ordinance as provided in K.S.A. 41-2911, in which case this ordinance shall become effective upon approval by a majority of the electors voting thereon.

PASSED AND ADOPTED this 4th day of March, 2024, by the Governing Body of the City of Goodland, Kansas.

                                                                                                            Aaron Thompson, Mayor

ATTEST:

Mary P. Volk, City Clerk